Yearly Archives: 2013

Some sad news

Posted on December 30, 2013 by gsghert01

A second cousin, Bob Rosen, passed away in Little Rock, Arkansas on 24 December 2013. He had turned 66 on July 4th. I remember when visiting Em and Pappy in Little Rock, my brother and I often got together with … Continue reading →

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More stories …

Posted on May 27, 2013 by gsghert01

“”my great grandmother Rachel (Abrams) Fleisman built a house on West End Avenue (corner West End and Wilson) in Nashville, Tennesse which is still standing. She was extremely smart,and was the type person who used to say that she was … Continue reading →

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My mishpocha

Posted on May 4, 2013 by gsghert01

Mishpocha is a Yiddish word for all family members by blood or marriages and also extended family who are treated as part of the family. I’m including those families who are not my blood relatives, vis a vis, they are … Continue reading →

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Pseudo family trees

Posted on April 24, 2013 by gsghert01

Our family tree is maintained at Ancestry.com and I’ll be glad to share it if you ask me. There is no charge to explore it. The intricacies of a family tree are far more complicated than can be managed with … Continue reading →

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Simon Ghertner Obituary & Birth Date Inconsistencies

Posted on April 24, 2013 by gsghert01

Birth years that I’ve found for my grandfather are 1882, 1884, 1885 and 1887. The correct year may never be determined. The evidence leads to me to conclude that Simon Ghertner was born in Roman, Roumania on 25 August 1882.

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The founding of Cullom & Ghertner

Posted on April 21, 2013 by gsghert01

I’m reposting this because I just received a picture of J.A. (John) Cullom  Joseph Alexander Cullom (name updated based on his death notice here) , co-founder of the printing company and have information about the date of the founding. Simon … Continue reading →

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Tracye’s photo contribution

Posted on April 8, 2013 by gsghert01

These individuals are my “mother’s side” of my family. Elizabeth M. Pfeifer, who married Emanuel Gabe “EG” Levy, Jr. was called “Bush”; this came from her childhood during which her brother, Eugene M. Pfeifer had called her ‘Elizabush’. The children … Continue reading →

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The Pine Bluff connection

Posted on April 4, 2013 by gsghert01

The family of my maternal grandfather, John Rhine Bloom (1864-1935) had been in Pine Bluff since the 1850s. His wife was Emma Marie Block (1895-1980). John and Emma were married in Pine Bluff on 17 December 1917. Their daughter was … Continue reading →

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